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Domestic Violence and Drug Use

A pregnant woman who uses drugs and a battered woman are often one and the same person. As numerous studies have shown, many pregnant drug users are women who have experienced high levels of past and present abuse. Many researchers have suggested that there is a relationship, perhaps even a causal one, between domestic violence and a history of trauma and drug use.

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A pregnant woman who uses drugs and a battered woman are often one and the same person. As numerous studies have shown, many pregnant drug users are women who have experienced high levels of past and present abuse. Many researchers have suggested that there is a relationship, perhaps even a causal one, between domestic violence and drug use.

The New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence offers this helpful fact sheet addressing the fact that an abuser's involvement with substances can have a significant impact on victims of domestic violence including their ability to participate in services designed to address the needs of family members of chemically- dependent persons. http://www.opdv.state.ny.us/health_humsvc/substance/codependency.html